Regular season and playoffsCHI

Tony Esposito's 1981-1982 season

Wins

NHL#15

Save pct

.868

NHL#39

GAA

4.53

NHL#48

Shutouts

NHL#8

Games

65% of 80

Goaltender Tony Esposito was 38 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 52 games and won 19 of them, at .868. In the playoffs he played 7 games and won 3.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1981-1982Playoffs

Year 1981
45 years ago
Season opener
October 7
Tony Esposito plays the 1981-1982 season for Chicago Blackhawks
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Tony was 38 years old when the 1981-1982 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PIT5–5CHI
  October 7game 1/80
  His night
  .872SV%
  34SV39SA5GA60:00TOI
  .872
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- The game
  CHI8–9TOR
  L
  October 10game 2/801
  His night
  .786SV%
  33SV42SA9GA60:00TOIL
  .786
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- The game
  CHI3–7STL
  L
  October 17game 5/801
  His night
  .684SV%
  13SV19SA6GA34:44TOIL
  .684
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- The game
  EDM5–7CHI
  W
  October 18game 6/80
  His night
  .857SV%
  30SV35SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  CHI5–5WIN
  October 23game 8/802
  His night
  .878SV%
  36SV41SA5GA60:00TOI
  .878
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- The game
  WIN6–7CHI
  W
  October 28game 10/802
  His night
  .857SV%
  36SV42SA6GA60:00TOIW
  .857
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- The game
  CHI2–2HFD
  October 31game 11/80
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOI
  .931
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- November 1981
- The game
  LAK4–5CHI
  W
  November 4game 13/80
  His night
  .886SV%
  31SV35SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .886
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- The game
  CHI3–4WIN
  L
  November 6game 14/802
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA59:22TOIL
  .867
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- The game
  DET5–5CHI
  November 11game 16/80
  His night
  .868SV%
  33SV38SA5GA60:00TOI
  .868
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- The game
  CLR0–10CHI
  W
  November 15game 18/80
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  18SV18SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
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- The game
  BUF3–4CHI
  W
  November 18game 19/80
  His night
  .919SV%
  34SV37SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .919
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  CHI6–4MNS
  W
  November 21game 20/802
  His night
  .905SV%
  38SV42SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .905
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8013 of 20 started
  6
  wins
  NHL#5
  .870
  SV%
  NHL#19
  4.6
  GAA
  NHL#25
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#1
  CHI
  9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS1–1CHI
  November 22game 21/802
  His night
  .963SV%
  26SV27SA1GA60:00TOI
  .963
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- The game
  CHI2–6VAN
  L
  November 25game 22/804
  His night
  .824SV%
  28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .824
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- The game
  CHI4–4CGY
  November 28game 24/80
  His night
  .889SV%
  32SV36SA4GA60:00TOI
  .889
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- December 1981
- The game
  CHI2–3CLR
  L
  December 2game 25/80
  His night
  .885SV%
  23SV26SA3GA59:00TOIL
  .885
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- The game
  WSH3–7CHI
  W
  December 9game 27/801
  His night
  .875SV%
  21SV24SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .875
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- The game
  CHI3–6MNS
  L
  December 12game 28/802
  His night
  .829SV%
  29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .829
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- The game
  WIN3–3CHI
  December 16game 30/803
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA60:00TOI
  .912
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- The game
  TOR3–1CHI
  L
  December 20game 32/801
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA58:55TOIL
  .909
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- The game
  PHI7–6CHI
  L
  December 23game 33/80
  His night
  .794SV%
  27SV34SA7GA58:45TOIL
  .794
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- The game
  CHI1–8QUE
  L
  December 29game 36/80
  His night
  .816SV%in relief
  31SV38SA7GA33:52TOIL
  in relief
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- The game
  CHI3–6MTL
  L
  December 30game 37/80
  His night
  .829SV%
  29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
  .829
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Year 1982
44 years ago
- The game
  DET3–4CHI
  W
  January 3game 39/80
  His night
  .923SV%
  36SV39SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .923
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- The game
  PIT3–6CHI
  W
  January 6game 40/80
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .912
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8025 of 40 started
  9
  wins
  NHL#13
  .871
  SV%
  NHL#19
  4.5
  GAA
  NHL#23
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  CHI
  16-15-0W-L-OT41Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI5–7NYR
  L
  January 9game 41/801
  His night
  .750SV%
  18SV24SA6GA59:41TOIL
  .750
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- The game
  VAN2–3CHI
  W
  January 10game 42/805
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  CHI6–8STL
  L
  January 16game 44/801
  His night
  .750SV%
  24SV32SA8GA58:27TOIL
  .750
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- The game
  CHI5–6WIN
  L
  January 22game 47/803
  His night
  .846SV%
  33SV39SA6GA59:49TOIL
  .846
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- The game
  CHI4–8MNS
  L
  January 23game 48/802
  His night
  .771SV%
  27SV35SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .771
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- The game
  EDM3–3CHI
  January 27game 50/80
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA59:55TOI
  .912
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- The game
  TOR5–2CHI
  L
  January 31game 52/801
  His night
  .882SV%
  30SV34SA4GA59:22TOIL
  .882
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- February 1982
- The game
  STL5–9CHI
  W
  February 3game 53/801
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIW
  .839
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- The game
  CHI4–6DET
  L
  February 4game 54/80
  His night
  .861SV%
  31SV36SA5GA59:06TOIL
  .861
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- The game
  CHI4–3BOS
  W
  February 6game 55/80
  His night
  .893SV%
  25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .893
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- The game
  MNS2–5CHI
  W
  February 7game 56/802
  His night
  .931SV%
  27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .931
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- The game
  NYI8–2CHI
  L
  February 11game 57/803
  His night
  .778SV%
  28SV36SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .778
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- The game
  CHI6–4TOR
  W
  February 13game 58/801
  His night
  .867SV%
  26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .867
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- The game
  VAN4–1CHI
  L
  February 15game 59/803
  His night
  .912SV%
  31SV34SA3GA58:29TOIL
  .912
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- The game
  BUF3–2CHI
  L
  February 17game 60/80
  His night
  .909SV%
  30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIL
  .909
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8040 of 60 started
  14
  wins
  NHL#13
  .865
  SV%
  NHL#21
  4.6
  GAA
  NHL#24
  1
  shutouts
  NHL#2
  CHI
  21-29-0W-L-OT52Points
  Playoff spot
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI4–6NYR
  L
  February 24game 63/801
  His night
  .800SV%
  20SV25SA5GA59:52TOIL
  .800
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- The game
  CHI5–3LAK
  W
  February 27game 64/80
  His night
  .914SV%
  32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .914
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- The game
  CHI3–5CLR
  L
  February 28game 65/80
  His night
  .886SV%
  31SV35SA4GA58:39TOIL
  .886
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- March 1982
- The game
  WIN4–2CHI
  L
  March 3game 66/802
  His night
  .889SV%
  24SV27SA3GA59:51TOIL
  .889
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- The game
  BOS1–5CHI
  W
  March 7game 68/80
  His night
  .972SV%
  35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
  .972
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- The game
  CHI7–6TOR
  W
  March 10game 69/801
  His night
  .860SV%
  37SV43SA6GA60:00TOIW
  .860
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- The game
  CHI0–4MTL
  L
  March 11game 70/80
  His night
  .892SV%
  33SV37SA4GA60:00TOIL
  .892
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- The game
  CHI4–3DET
  W
  March 20game 73/80
  His night
  .921SV%
  35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
  .921
  View the game
- The game
  CHI5–8TOR
  L
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  .794SV%
  27SV34SA7GA59:43TOIL
  .794
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- The game
  DET4–6CHI
  W
  March 24game 75/80
  His night
  .895SV%
  34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIW
  .895
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- The game
  STL8–3CHI
  L
  March 28game 77/801
  His night
  .789SV%
  30SV38SA8GA60:00TOIL
  .789
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The season in numbers
March 28
Tony Esposito closes the 1981-1982 season with 19 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
19
Games
52of 80
65%
Shutouts
1
SV%
.868
GAA
4.53
Starts
51
10 days later
Playoffs
April 7
Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs
First round
April 7
Chicago Blackhawks meet Minnesota North Stars
CHIvsMNS
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
Anders Håkansson
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- Game 4
  MNS2–5CHI
  W
  April 112
  His night
  .939SV%
  31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
  .939
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First round
April 11
Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 3–1
CHI3–1MNS
Advance
1Games1Wins.939SV%2.0GAA
4 days later
Second round
April 15
Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues
CHIvsSTL
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
Jörgen Pettersson
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- Game 1
  CHI5–4STL
  W
  April 15
  His night
  .833SV%in relief
  5SV6SA1GA10:05TOIW
  in relief
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- Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  CHI1–3STL
  L
  April 161
  His night
  .906SV%
  29SV32SA3GA58:55TOIL
  .906
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- Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 6
  STL0–2CHI
  W
  April 231
  His night
  1.000SV%SHUTOUT
  31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
  SHUTOUT
  View the game
Second round
April 23
Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2
CHI4–2STL
Advance
3Games2Wins.942SV%1.9GAA
4 days later
Conference final
April 27
Chicago Blackhawks meet Vancouver Canucks
CHIvsVAN
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin
Lars Molin
Lars Lindgren
Anders Eldebrink
Per-Olov Brasar
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- Game 1
  VAN2–1CHI
  L
  April 275
  His night
  .951SV%
  39SV41SA2GA88:58TOIL
  .951
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- May 1982
- Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  CHI3–5VAN
  L
  May 44
  His night
  .839SV%
  26SV31SA5GA59:03TOIL
  .839
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- Vancouver Canuckslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 5
  VAN6–2CHI
  L
  May 65
  His night
  .824SV%in relief
  14SV17SA3GA41:34TOI
  in relief
  View the game
Conference final
May 6
Vancouver Canucks knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1
CHI1–4VAN
Eliminated
3Games0Wins.888SV%3.2GAA
The run in numbers
May 6
Tony Esposito ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 3 wins
CHIChicago Blackhawks
Wins
3
Games
7
Shutouts
1
SV%
.916
GAA
2.54
Starts
5
MNS3–1→STL4–2→VAN1–4

Tony Esposito plays the 1981-1982 season for Chicago Blackhawks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Tony Esposito closes the 1981-1982 season with 19 wins

Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks meet Minnesota North Stars

Chicago Blackhawks knock Minnesota North Stars out 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks meet Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

Tony Esposito ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 3 wins